More, More, More

"More, More, More" is a song written by Gregg Diamond and recorded by American disco artist Andrea True (under the name "Andrea True Connection"). It was released in February 1976 and became her signature track and one of the most popular songs of the disco era. In the U.S., it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent three weeks at number three on the Cashbox chart in July of that year. In Canada, it was a number-one hit.

This article is about the song by Andrea True. For other uses, see More, More, More (disambiguation).
"More, More, More"
Single by Andrea True Connection
from the album More, More, More
B-side"More, More, More (Part 2)"
ReleasedFebruary 1976
Recorded1975
GenreDisco
Length6:16
LabelBuddah
Songwriter(s)Gregg Diamond
Producer(s)Gregg Diamond
Andrea True Connection singles chronology
"Keep It Up Longer"
(1976)		 "More, More, More"
(1976)		 "Party Line"
(1976)
Music video
"More, More, More" on YouTube

The song was originally recorded in Jamaica where True, a porn star, had been appearing in a television commercial. An attempted coup prevented her from leaving the country with her wages from the commercial. Resourcefully, True called on Gregg Diamond to come down to Jamaica to write and record the song with her, along with other studio musicians which formed the backbone of the "Connection" project.[1]

Buddah Records originally released the song only to discos in the winter of 1975/1976. The popularity of "More, More, More" was immense. Widespread listener interest convinced Buddah to release the single commercially in the spring. The song rose to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number twenty three on the soul singles chart.[2] The single was a successful disco hit peaking at number two.[3] Overseas, the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Charts

Bananarama version
"More, More, More"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Please Yourself
B-side"Give It All Up for Love"
ReleasedMarch 1993
RecordedOctober 1991
GenreDance-pop
Length
  • 3:07
  • 3:21 (Dave Ford Single Mix)
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mike Stock
  • Pete Waterman
Bananarama singles chronology
"Last Thing on My Mind"
(1992)		 "More, More, More"
(1993)		 "I Found Love"
(1995)
Music video
"More, More, More" on YouTube

"More, More, More" was covered in 1993 by English group Bananarama for their sixth album, Please Yourself. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman of Stock Aitken Waterman fame. Their version retained the disco feel of the original and also incorporated elements of ABBA-like production, as was the case with the entire Please Yourself album. Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, Stock and Waterman added a second verse to their version of the song. The music video, directed by Saffie Ashtiany, featured them performing the song and dancing (in one of their few unchoreographed videos) in a cabaret-style club with several male dancers backing them up.

Bananarama's single version (which was remixed from their album version) climbed to number 24 in the UK singles chart. It also peaked at number 8 in Portugal, number 16 in Ireland and number 65 in Germany. It was their last single to be released by London Records, their label since 1983. The duo would not see another single-release in the UK until "Move in My Direction" in 2005.

Critical reception

Quentin Harrison from Albumism wrote, "Bananarama retrofits it cunningly to early '90s house vibes and just like that, Bananarama have convincingly recast the song as their own."[20]

Track listings

UK CD 1 single

  1. "More, More, More" (Dave Ford Mix) – 3:24
  2. "Love in the First Degree" – 3:31
  3. "I Want You Back" – 3:47
  4. "I Heard a Rumour" – 3:24

UK CD 2 single

  1. "More, More, More" (Dave Ford Mix) – 3:24
  2. "More, More, More" (12-inch mix) – 5:18
  3. "Give It All Up for Love" – 3:57
  4. "More, More, More" (I Can't Techno More Mix) – 5:01

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[21] 49
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 65
Ireland (IRMA) 16
Portugal (AFP)[23] 8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 24

Rachel Stevens version
"More More More"
Single by Rachel Stevens
from the album Funky Dory (re-release)
B-side
Released4 October 2004
Recorded2004
Length
  • 3:33 (album version)
  • 2:47 (single version)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Gregg Diamond
Producer(s)
Rachel Stevens singles chronology
"Some Girls"
(2004)		 "More More More"
(2004)		 "Negotiate with Love"
(2005)

"More More More" was a 2004 hit for former S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens. The song was taken from her debut album Funky Dory and was her final release from that album. The song was featured in an advertising campaign for Sky Sports' football coverage for the 2004–2005 season, and also in adverts for sofa retailer ScS. Stevens' version hit number three in the UK, outpeaking all of the previous versions of the track, and also reached number five in Ireland.

Track listings

CD 1

  1. "More, More, More" (single mix) – 2:47
  2. "Shoulda Thought of That" (Howard New, Lucie Silvas) – 3:14

CD 2

  1. "More, More, More" (single mix) – 2:47
  2. "Fools" (Princess Diaries 2 version) – 3:13
  3. "More, More, More" (The Sharp Boys Sky's the Limit Club Mix) – 7:43
  4. "More, More, More" (CD-ROM Video)

Weekly charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[24] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[25] 5
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[26] 80
Scotland (OCC)[27] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[28] 3

Year-end charts
Chart (2004) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[29] 104

Samplings

In 1999, Canadian band Len sampled the instrumental break in "More, More, More" and used it as the backdrop for their top-ten single "Steal My Sunshine".[30]

The Andrea True Connection's version of "More, More, More" has appeared in Whit Stillman's movie The Last Days Of Disco (1998) during scenes between Alice (Chloe Sevigny) and Tom (Robert Sean Leonard) at the disco and then back at Tom's place. The song is part of the movie's soundtrack album.

The Andrea True Connection's version of "More, More, More" has appeared in two episodes of The Simpsons. In the 2003 episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch?", after Moe Szyslak kidnaps David Byrne (who guest-starred in the episode as himself), a parody version of the song plays on the radio featuring Moe singing, "Moe, Moe, Moe! How do you like me? How do you like me? Moe, Moe, Moe! Why don't you like me? Nobody likes me!" The song is credited to "The Moe Szyslak Connection". The song also appears in the episode "Sweets and Sour Marge", where Disco Stu plays the song after "snorting" lines of sugar.

"More, More, More" also appears in the documentary Inside Deep Throat. The song appeared in the 2002 film Dahmer during a nightclub montage. In 2006, the song appeared in Click and was used during one of the flashback scenes. On the show The King of Queens, the episode "High Def Jam" opened with Doug Heffernan singing a parody version, "Doug, Doug, Doug". The song was featured in American Dad!, Season 3, Episode 2, "Meter Made". The late professional wrestler Larry Sweeney formerly used the song as his entrance theme.

Stevens' version of the song is used in adverts for the UK sofa company ScS. A version of the song by Dagny was used by Target in a commercial campaign introducing its line of new products in the fall of 2017.[31]

Andrea True Connection's version appears in a 2004 commercial for New York & Company and 2019 commercial for Applebee's.

Television appearances

In 1976, The Andrea True Connection sang More More More", "Party Line", and "Fill Me Up (Heart to Heart)" live on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. The single was used by HBO to promote their series "Sex in the City" and later a parody of that promo for The Chris Rock Show. The parody featured Biz Markie on the lead vocals. True's "More More More" also appeared on American Bandstand and on Top of the Pops, as well as on the German TV shows Musikladen and Disco.

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